Bush: U.N. must review Iran nuke record

[sabra]

http://www.grandforks.com/mld/grandforks/news/world/12733475.htm

Bush: U.N. must review Iran nuke record

Associated Press


WASHINGTON - The Bush administration said the United Nations Security Council must review Iran's nuclear record after a harsh assessment from its nuclear watchdog agency Saturday, and U.S. officials warned that Iran is losing the support of influential friends.

A majority vote against Iran at the U.N. atomic agency was an interim step toward what the Bush administration has long sought - review and punishment by the Security Council that would help derail an alleged secret program to build an Iranian bomb.

"We have a patient long-term strategy," Undersecretary of State Nicholas Burns said after the vote. "It's to isolate Iran on this question; it's to ratchet up the international pressure on Iran," and assemble the kind of global coalition against Iran that helped persuade North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons last week.

The 35-nation board of the International Atomic Energy Agency in Vienna approved a resolution Saturday that said Iran has a "long history of concealment and deception" in the nuclear program that Tehran insists is only for the peaceful production of nuclear power.

[Robertwf]

1. Who's losing "the support of its influential

friends"? Georgie, baby, it's US. And you have lost your credibility.

[clydefrand]

2. alleged secret program...maybe kinda like the WMD that were

also alleged...Oh, I'm sure just alleging a secret program is enough reason for * to go to war with Iran.

[teryang]

3. This is a disturbing report, India votes with US, Russia abstains?

The abstentions were probably bargained for. If this path goes unchecked, we'll be looking at another major war.

The illegitimate American corporate regime is addicted to war. They are playing out their last hand, they are at the zenith of their rampage on the American people, everything is downhill from here.

[arwalden]

4. Fasten Your Seatbelts!

[Charles19]

5. This wasn't a smart move by the Administration

All a Security Council resolution, which I doubt they will get one, will do is force Iran to pull out of the NPT. Then they will have no monitors on the ground to inspect facilities and Iran will not have to follow any guidelines at all. Smooth move Rice.

For a good read on some of the history behind Iranian/US relations check out this book:

The Persian Puzzle